
Lindsey was diagnosed with Type 1 when she was 4 years old. She is now 19 and a junior in college.
She has been on a pump since October 2007. Sometimes she misses multiple daily injections, but she reminds herself that her dropping A1c is because of the pump.
Her father was diagnosed a little while ago with Type 1. It left her questioning who she was with this disease and who she was going to be with diabetes in the future. His diagnosis made diabetes even more of a reality, causing a complete turn around in how she projects the disease to herself and to the world.
In the past three years, Lindsey has struggled with health issues outside of the diabetes world. They have made managing diabetes even harder. Despite the difficulty, she has remained hopeful that her health will not be a problem in the future.
She has started an international diabetic network with another diabetic, which she hopes to grow into a community that can help global diabetics with their financial, emotional and spiritual needs. It can be found at diabeticechoes.ning.com.
Lindsey is a typical, yet unique, Texas girl who loves shopping, movies and reading. She loves to travel and take risks. She dreams of diabetes cures, never-ending cheesecake and her own airplane. The rest you can discover in her blog!
LOL! I'm sorry I caused you pain. I don't check for ketones just because...I know that's a horrid reason. But I really have no reason. I just don't do it. I should and I know I should. I typically know when I have them and when I don't. Plus when I'm high, I always load with water so there's nothing more that knowing if I have them or not would do.